DJ Joey Carvello, a member of the Mobile Mondays! DJ crew and keeper of the disco purist Facebook page “That’s Disco Before Travolta,” blends hits of the late 70s and 80s with deep disco and house cuts to capture the intangible ambience of each borough.

DJ Bill Coleman, an influential tastemaker and owner of the Brooklyn-based music company Peace Bisquit, casts a wide net that pulls in salsa, dance hall, rap, and pop from the past five decades. Many of the artists on his list have called one of the boroughs home; others just have an enthusiastic following in these neighborhoods.